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Release Date: 1951

Cast: Ann Doran, Art Smith, Bruce Cowling, Paul Kelly, Gary Gray, Chief Yowlachie, Andrea Virginia Lester, Brown Jug Reynolds, Pal

Categories: Movies, Family, Family-Oriented Adventure, Animal Picture, Western, Children'S/Family, Action/Adventure, Drama Film, Adventure

The Painted Hills, also known as Lassie's Adventures in the Goldrush, is a 1951 action film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and directed by Harold F. Kress. Adapted by True Boardman from Alexander Hull's novel Shep of the Painted Hills, the film stars Paul Kelly, Ann Doran, and dog actor Pal (as "Lassie") in a story about a collie named Shep who seeks revenge after his master is murdered. The Painted Hills was the seventh, and final, MGM Lassie film released. A prospector named Jonathan Harvey (Paul Kelly), whose faithful companion is a rough collie named Shep, looks after the family... MORE

The Painted Hills, also known as Lassie's Adventures in the Goldrush, is a 1951 action film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and directed by Harold F. Kress. Adapted by True Boardman from Alexander Hull's novel Shep of the Painted Hills, the film stars Paul Kelly, Ann Doran, and dog actor Pal (as "Lassie") in a story about a collie named Shep who seeks revenge after his master is murdered. The Painted Hills was the seventh, and final, MGM Lassie film released. A prospector named Jonathan Harvey (Paul Kelly), whose faithful companion is a rough collie named Shep, looks after the family of his late partner, Martha Blake (Ann Doran) and her son Tommy (Gary Gray). After years of digging in the hills of California (where the movie was shot), he finally strikes gold. However, before he can share it with the Blakes, his greedy partner Lin Taylor (Bruce Cowling) kills Jonathan and attempts to lay claim on the gold. He poisons Shep, who nearly dies, and nearly kills Tommy, but ultimately Shep recovers and leads Lin into the mountains, where he falls off a cliff to his death. Along with seven other MGM films released the first half of 1951, the copyright on The Painted Hills lapsed LESS